I suppose I should link to this blog post on my tinder profile...
Let's see...what would be my perfect first date. Aside from April 25...
Ok, so, to begin with, let's be honest, the perfect date must obviously start with the perfect guy. A high-seas adventure in piracy can't save a night with a guy you just aren't in to. Conversely, getting arrested by a Honduran drug cartel could be the best night of your life if you have the right partner in crime in the cell with you. Strangely, both of those scenarios involve crime...
That being said, this is the best I can do without a specific guy in mind:
First, all major activities of the night would be disclosed in advance. Surprises are well and good, but elephant rides and swing dances require very different clothing and I am very big on dressing for the occasion. The only time this rule is negated is if you are Logan Huntzberger and can simply supply ballgowns etc, in correct sizes, as needed.
Second, and this is especially important since it is the first date, the guy may strive to take me out of my comfort zone if he's big into that, but I have a comfort zone of out of comfort zone and he best not take me out of that. Which is to say, rollercoasters: ok. Haunted houses/horror films: not ok. Awkward and absurd social interactions with strangers: ok. Sports: not ok. That last one is entirely to preserve my dignity and nothing he says or does will change my hatred of him if he tries to force me against my will. He can deal with it.
But enough of what shouldn't be done.
Ok, I'm imagining the best night I can...and I think it begins with him picking me up and taking me over to his place where we would cook dinner together. As this is a fantasy, we're going to make him a non-college student without roommates and with a decent, taken care of place. Cooking together (I have no patience for sitting awkwardly whilst he cooks) will give us something to talk about to break the ice and by the time we sit down to eat we are comfortable with each other. If we're trying something new and exciting I want it to be new and exciting to him to. I don't want him to be doing that patronizing "let me share my world wisdom with you" thing. If we both hate it he doesn't get embarrassed, he just laughs with me and we go get fast food or something.
After that we could go see a movie if there is anything good showing. This is important not for the sake of the movie, but because after the movie we go get ice cream for dessert and talk about it. And I mean really talk about it. He never tells me that I'm over thinking things or that it's just a movie and I should just enjoy it. Nor does he sit there with no opinions of his own, nodding dumbly while I talk. He listens to me and he also shares his own ideas. We have an actual conversation.
Now, since this is the perfect date, not just a pretty good date, the evening doesn't end here. Instead, after our ice cream and conversation, we finally go blues dancing. This gives us both the opportunity for some physical connection, but also a bit of a respite as we mingle with everyone else at the dance. Blues is nice because I am more and differently at ease there than anywhere else. And since I'm fantasizing, the two of us will have a really great dance connection.
After blues dancing we shall excuse ourselves and he shall take me home. Since this is a first date by no means should he kiss me at the end of it. But a nice, solid hug would be quite lovely. Having hugged me, however, he then mustn't linger because I hate when I can't end a social interaction and it gets drawn out into pure awkward.
And that is that. Somewhat uninspired, I'll admit, but it really does sound nice to me. Really nice. I think I nailed this prompt pretty solidly.
Stay tuned tomorrow for Prompt 4: My Favorite Photograph of My Best Friend
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